Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Being able to open my jaws a fingers width apart is still not sufficient to pass an adult-sized toothbrush through to brush the back of my teeth. So, I decided to get a kids toothbrush, and it worked like I charm. Though maneuvering the toothbrush in a brushing motion through a limited gap still isn't easy, just doable.

At least I chose one of the best of childhood memories: Winnie the Poo!

I'm starting to talk a lot more with the splint removed. The best part is, I am understandable. However, there are definitely still areas of my face that refuse to cooperate with speech causing my facial muscles to move lopsided. Instead of trying to describe it using words, here's a video update to demonstrate first hand what I mean.

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I'm a 26 year old male diagnosed with a rotated lower jaw due to an underdeveloped right mandible, leading to malocclusion. This means that my bite relation is inadequate; when I close my teeth, my right jaw joint is out of the socket, and when my right jaw joint is in the socket, my lower jaw is rotated to my right.
My treatment includes a double jaw surgery involving the advancement of my upper jaw, shortening of my left mandible, and extension of my right, followed by any necessary additional procedures to even out my facial muscle balance.
This is my journey.